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Gene Upshaw Dies at Age 63 N.F.L. Union Chief and former Oakland Raiders offensive guard Gene Upshaw died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2008 at age 63 from pancreatic cancer. gene upshaw • oakland raiders gene upshaw • nfl union chief • executive director of the nfl players association • gene upshaw dies at 63
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TV Movie: The Night Stalker (1972) Newspaper reporter Darren McGavin believes a vampire is on the loose in Las Vegas in ABC-TV's The Night Stalker. Carol Lynley, Simon Oakland and Ralph Meeker co-star. the night stalker (1972) • darren mcgavin • carl kolchak • simon oakland • carol lynley
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The Heidi Game NBC's decision to cut away from an unfinished game in favor of the movie "Heidi" came to symbolize the turning tide in favor of saturation Sunday TV football coverage. heidi game • heidi interrupts raiders-jets game • nbc cuts-off raiders-jets game • movie preempts football game • heidi preempts afl game
The Night Strangler TV Movie (1973) Darren McGavin is gritty reporter Carl Kolchak, who is on the trail of a 19th century serial killer in ABC's The Night Strangler. Simon Oakland and Jo Ann Pflug co-star the night strangler tv movie • darren mcgavin • simon oakland • jo ann pflug • richard anderson
When Mickey Rooted Against Billy Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin were Yankees, but when Billy managed against them, Mickey wanted the Yankees to win. yankee • yankees • mickey mantle • billy martin • butch cassidy
Worst Picks From 2007 NFL Draft Their careers are still young, but some of the most anticipated picks from last year's draft were major disappointments in their first seasons. nfl draft • rookie season • jamarcus russell • lsu • no. 1 pick
Flirting with Mariposas My faithful few fans know that I become enamored with specific wildflowers, or all the wildflowers in a particular genus, or specific locations or environments. Mariposa lilies (genus <I>Calochortus</i> in the Lily Family (<I>Liliaceae </i>) would seem like an obvious candidate for one of my botanical infatuations, but I never really got beyond a brief flirtation. flirting with mariposas • gregg m. pasterick • wildflowers of north america • botany • ecology |
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